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EMT Study Guide: Anatomy, Physiology, & Basic Life Support, Study notes of Nursing

Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaNursing

This comprehensive study guide covers essential emt knowledge, including anatomy, physiology, and basic life support techniques. It features a series of questions and answers, providing a valuable resource for emt students preparing for certification exams. The guide covers topics such as airway management, respiratory distress, shock, and basic medical terminology.

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EMT
SET,
PEARSON
EMERGENCY
CARE
14TH
EDITION
LIMMER,
O'KEEFE/STUDY NOTES
1.Hepatitis (Hepatitis B especially): What disease can survive for many days in
dried blood
2.Always wash hands: Should you wash your hands or use an alcohol based
cleanser if hands are soiled
3.True: T or F? Airborne pathogens can be absorbed through the mucous mem- brane
of the eyes
4.Assume TB (take necessary respiratory precautions): If a patient has a cough
5.AIDS, HIV: is a set of conditions due to immune system attack from
6.HIV (human immunodeficiency virus): Which virus survives poorly outside the
body and infections result in <1% of contact
7.MERS and SARS: 2 severe respiratory illnesses
8.Employees receive training, PPE, and vaccinations: Joint responsibility of
employers and employees for blood-borne pathogens under OSHA
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EMT SET, PEARSON EMERGENCY CARE 14TH EDITION

LIMMER, O'KEEFE/STUDY NOTES

  1. Hepatitis (Hepatitis B especially): What disease can survive for many days in dried blood
  2. Always wash hands: Should you wash your hands or use an alcohol based cleanser if hands are soiled
  3. True: T or F? Airborne pathogens can be absorbed through the mucous mem- brane of the eyes
  4. Assume TB (take necessary respiratory precautions): If a patient has a cough
  5. AIDS, HIV: is a set of conditions due to immune system attack from
  6. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus): Which virus survives poorly outside the body and infections result in <1% of contact
  7. MERS and SARS: 2 severe respiratory illnesses
  8. Employees receive training, PPE, and vaccinations: Joint responsibility of employers and employees for blood-borne pathogens under OSHA
  1. False: T or F? If you had an expected exposure incident but no symptoms, you don't have to report the exposure
  2. Ryan White CARE Act: A federal act that establishes procedures by which emergency response workers can find out if they have been exposed to life-threat- ening infectious diseases.
  3. True: T or F? You are required to wear an N-95 mask when there is suspected TB or performing a high risk procedure
  4. In place of a parent: Child care providers or school authority may act in loco parentis, what is in loco parentis?
  5. Assault and battery: Subjecting patients to unwanted care and transport con- stitutes what charge
  6. Proximate causation: Term for when the damages to a patient were the result of action or inaction by the EMT
  7. Tort: Term for an action or injury caused by negligence from which a lawsuit may arise
  8. Res Ipsa Loquitur: The thing speaks for itself
  9. False: T or F? If a patient has a tattoo of a medical condition, you should not regard it as a medical identification device
  1. 33: How many vertebrae are in the spinal column
  2. Cervical: Car crashes frequently cause injuries to what division of the spine? (control muscles for breathing)
  3. Manubrium, body, and xiphoid process: The three parts of a sternum are
  4. Tibia, fibula: The is the medial and larger shin bone, the is the lateral smaller bone
  5. Malleolus (plural malleoli): The protrusion that is on either side of the ankle
  6. Acromion process, acromioclavicular joint: The is the highest portion of the shoulder and forms the with the clavicle (frequent area of shoulder injury)
  7. Automaticity: The ability of the heart to generate and conduct impulses on its own
  8. Oropharynx and nasopharynx: The pharynx includes these two subdivisions
  9. Cricoid cartilage: The ring-shaped structure that forms the lower portion of the larynx
  10. Ventilation: Movement of gases to and from the alveoli
  11. True: T or F? When they have difficulty breathing, infants and children rely more on the diagram, causing a see saw breathing pattern
  12. False (it is the movement of gases and nutrients between cells and the blood): T or F? Respiration is the movement of gas to and from the alveoli
  1. Carotid arteries: The large arteries on each side of the neck that carries blood to the head
  2. Femoral artery: This artery's pulsation can be felt at the crease of the abdomen and groid
  3. Radial artery: Artery that can be felt on the anterior, lateral side of the wrist
  4. Posterior tibial artery: Artery supplying the foot, behind the medial ankle
  5. Dorsalis pedis artery: artery supplying the foot, lateral to the large tendon of the big toe
  6. Venule: The smallest kind of vein
  7. Arteriole: The smallest kind of artery
  8. Central pulses: The carotid and femoral pulses, stronger than the peripheral pulses
  9. Hypoperfusion or shock: Inadequate circulation to one or more body struc- tures
  10. Acidosis (body is more acidotic): Anaerobic respiration leads to a build up of waste products causing...
  11. V/Q match (ventilation/perfusion match): Coupling of a sufficient amount of sufficient amount of air with a sufficient amount of blood

is the tidal volume x respiratory rate

  1. Dead air space: Air in the space between the mouth and alveoli that does not reach gas exchange
  2. Medulla oblongata: Part of the brain that has respiratory control, (disorder, narcotics, or spinal cord injuries interfere with respiratory control)
  3. Active, passive: Inhalation is an process, exhalation is a process
  4. True: T or F? If blood or air gets in the pleural space, then the lungs can collapse
  5. Hypoxia: Low oxygen
  6. Hypoxia and hypercalcemia: The net result of a respiratory dysfunction (in terms of gasses)
  7. Chemoreceptors: Specific receptors that register hypoxia and hypercalcemia
  8. Plasma oncotic pressure: The pull exerted by large proteins in blood plasma that tends to pull water from the body to bloodstream
  9. Hydrostatic pressure: The pressure within a blood vessel that tends to push water out the vessel
  10. Constrict: If blood pressure falls stretch receptors send signals for the blood vessels to dilate or constrict?
  1. Systemic Vascular Resistance (SVR): The pressure in the peripheral blood vessels that the heart must overcome to pump blood into the system
  2. Cardiac output: The amount of blood ejected from the heart in one minute (heart rate x stroke volume)
  3. True: T or F? If the heart rate increases and the ventricles have less time to fill, then the stroke volume will decrease
  4. Stroke volume: The amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction
  5. False: T or F? Pediatric hearts have greater contractive strength
  6. Distributive shock: A type of shock where blood vessel tone is lost
  7. Obstructive shock: A type of shock where blood is physically prevented from flowing
  8. Diaphoresis: A sign on compensated shock where the skin is sweaty, cool, and pale
  9. The vocal chords: What structure makes up the glottic opening?
  10. Laryngopharynx: Another name for the hypopharynx, divides between upper and lower airway
  11. Lower: The cricoid cartilage forms the (upper/lower) aspect of the larynx
  12. True: T or F? All the air passages are supported by cartilage and lined with smooth muscles
  1. True: T or F? In infants, the oropharyngeal airway (OPA) does not need to be rotated upon insertion
  2. True: T or F? Nasopharyngeal airways can be used on patients with reduced levels of responsiveness with a gag reflex.
  3. Basilar skull fracture: What injury should be considered before inserting an NPA (signs include severe facial trauma and/or cerebral spinal fluid leaking out of ears and nose)
  4. OPA: Does the patient's airway need to be maintained with head tilt chin lift/ jaw thrust when inserting OPA or NPA?
  5. True: Always suction for no more than 10 seconds unless there is continuous vomitting
  6. Alveolar ventilaton: Term for how much air actually reaches the alveoli
  7. 500 ml, 16 breaths per minute: A normal adult tidal volume is and respiration rate is
  8. Respiratory distress: Increased work of breathing; a sensation of shortness of breath
  9. Respiratory failure: Breathing problem where oxygen intake or CO removal is not sufficient to support life